Award submission period opens: Aug. 19, 2020. (Platinum Award nominations open Aug. 5, 2020.)

New for 2020: Early Bird Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Oct. 7, 2020

Final submission deadline for Pride of CASE V and CASE Platinum Awards: 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Oct. 21, 2020

Materials submitted to the District II Accolades Awards and CASE Platinum Awards should have been completed primarily between June 30, 2019 and Aug. 20, 2020.

Fees are per entry.

• District II Accolades Awards
  New this year: Early Bird rate (for entries submitted on or before Oct. 7, 2020): $40
  Regular rate (for entries submitted between Oct. 7 and Oct. 21, 2020): $50
• CASE Platinum Awards: $125
  There is no Early Bird rate for Platinum Award entries.

Payment must be made online via credit card before the award submission deadline. Unpaid entries will not be judged.

CASE does not accept purchase orders or checks for award entries.

No refunds will be issued.

Unless otherwise noted, all materials submitted to the CASE District II Accolades Awards and CASE Platinum Awards should have been completed primarily between June 30, 2019 and Aug. 20, 2020.

Who can enter

• Any CASE member institution in District II is welcome to submit entries to the competition.
• Nominators must be employed at and on the CASE roster at a CASE member institution.
• External vendors and third parties may not submit entries on behalf of institutions with which they have worked.

Entry criteria

• Unless otherwise noted, entries should be original work that was produced or completed between June 30, 2019 and Aug. 20, 2020. In the case of publications such as magazines, the date on the cover/masthead will be used to determine eligibility.
• Although use of external vendors, consultants and freelancers is allowed, the work should primarily be that of staff at CASE member institutions. 

Entry fees and payment

• All fees must be paid online via credit card. CASE does not accept purchase orders or payment via check.
• Entries that have not been paid by the close the nomination period will not be judged.
• Once an entry has been submitted and paid, no refunds will be issued.

Permissions

By entering the awards program, the nominator and affiliated institution give CASE permission to:

• Share relevant contact information with volunteer judges.
• Use any of the materials submitted with the nomination for promotional purposes, including the CASE website, print and promotional publications, and electronic communications.

Entry and category rules

• Once an entry has been submitted and paid, it is considered final.
• The same entry may be submitted to any categories for which it meets the criteria.
• Institutions may submit more than one entry to the same category.
• Entries and related materials become the property of CASE and will not be returned.
• CASE and the judge coordinators reserve the right to disqualify entries that do not meet entry criteria.
• CASE and the judge coordinators reserve the right to move an entry into a more appropriate category, without notice to the nominator.

For technical assistance, please email awards@case.org.
Please include "DII" and the category name in your correspondence.

For questions about categories, deadlines and judging, please contact one of our volunteer Awards Co-Chairs:
Lis Bischoff-Ormsbee, lbischofformsbee@gmail.com
Doug Ferguson, dferguson4@dccc.edu
Patton Vo, pvo1@swarthmore.edu

Once you've completed your online entry form, you will be able to pay the entry fee. Entries must be paid online using a credit card.

We do not accept purchase orders or checks.

The Early Bird fee is $40. After the Early Bird deadline the fee is $50.

Platinum category entries are $125 each. There is no Early Bird rate for Platinum Awards.

Yes.

District II Accolades Awards puts you in competition with colleagues from CASE II institutions only. The Circle of Excellence Awards is an international program. Keep in mind that different judging panels are used for the two programs, so results will likely vary.

Yes. If your entry falls within the scope of more than one category, you may choose to submit it in more than one category. You will need to pay entry fees for each category entered.

Although use of external vendors, consultants and freelancers is allowed, the work should primarily be that of staff at CASE member institutions. 

The Judge Coordinators are all advancement professionals from CASE DII member institutions. Each Judge Coordinator pulls together a group of three to five colleagues to judge the assigned category. Judge Coordinators are asked to recruit at least one professional from outside of education whose knowledge of the category would be helpful.

Awards may be given at the Gold, Silver and Bronze levels.

Entries in the Platinum Categories will be judged first at the district level. District II finalists in these categories (up to 2 per category) will then be judged against finalists from other districts and regions by a separate CASE global panel.

All entry materials are submitted online. No entry materials are mailed.

Attach files or provide hyperlinks to your support materials. Our new system can easily accommodate multiple attachments and various file types.

Visit the Create a New Account page to determine if a current record exists for you. If a record does exist, an email containing your password will be sent to the email address on record. If no record is located, you will be prompted to create an account.

If you need assistance, contact the CASE Member Support Center.

For technical assistance, please email awards@case.org.
Please include "DII" and the category name in your correspondence.

For questions about categories, deadlines and judging, please contact one of our volunteer Co-Chairs:
Lis Bischoff-Ormsbee, lbischofformsbee@gmail.com
Doug Ferguson, dferguson4@dccc.edu
Patton Vo, pvo1@swarthmore.edu